SPANISH SELECTION BY OLE IMPORTS

3. Bodegas Naveran.

2001 Dama de Naveran Extra Brut Cava ($14): Pale color. Floral, fruit-driven aromas ofpeach, orange and apricot, with a suggestion of ginger candy. A slightly sweet, cleanly made fruit bomb of a sparkling wine, with modest complexity but good freshness and length. 86.

2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza Penedes ($11; 90% cabernet and 10% merlot): Red-ruby. Clean, fresh aromas of bitter cherry, redcurrant and tobacco leaf. Subtly sweet, juicy flavors of currant, black cherry, leather and tobacco; easily identifiable as cabemet. Finishes with dusty tannins and decent length. Nicely made wine for fue price, with decent volume in fue middle palate. 86. Also tasted: NV Brut Reserva Cava. (Olé Imports, New Rochelle, NY)

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